The monthly inflation rate in Argentina remained at 4.0 percent in January, matching market expectations. Prices were mainly nudged by communications, up 15.1 percent after remaining unchanged in the previous month. Also, prices were nudged higher by food & non-alcoholic beverages (4.8 percent vs 4.4 percent in December) and restaurants & hotels (5.4 percent vs 4.6 percent). In contrast, inflation in the transport category softened (4.6 percent vs 4.9 percent). On an annual basis, consumer prices increased 38.5 percent in January after a 36.1 percent jump in the previous month, surpassing expectations of 38.1 percent. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)
Inflation Rate Mom in Argentina averaged 2.51 percent from 2014 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 6.50 percent in April of 2016 and a record low of 0.20 percent in August of 2016. This page provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Inflation Rate MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Argentina Inflation Rate MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2021.
Inflation Rate Mom in Argentina is expected to be 2.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Inflation Rate Mom in Argentina to stand at 2.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Argentina Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 1.00 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.